[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 75118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29245]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Decision 
To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees at the 
Metallurgical Laboratory in Chicago, IL, To Be Included in the Special 
Exposure Cohort

AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice 
as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to 
designate a class of employees at the Metallurgical Laboratory in 
Chicago, Illinois, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under 
the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 
2000. The initial proposed definition for the class being evaluated, 
subject to revision as warranted by the evaluation, is as follows:
    Facility: Metallurgical Laboratory.
    Location: Chicago, Illinois.
    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All Atomic Weapons Employer 
employees.
    Period of Employment: August 13, 1942 through June 30, 1946.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 
Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C-46, Cincinnati, 
OH 45226, Telephone 513-533-6800 (this is not a toll-free number). 
Information requests can also be submitted by e-mail to [email protected].

    Dated: December 4, 2008.
Christine M. Branche,
Acting Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. E8-29245 Filed 12-9-08; 8:45 am]
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